If negotiations around Haneda Airport’s A380 cap prove unsuccessful, Joyce told Australian Business Traveller that Qantas will instead look at flying Boeing 787s between Sydney and Tokyo, and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s business spending suggests upward revision to first-quarter GDP
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business spending rose in January-March, continuing the expansion seen over the past two years and pointing to a likely upward revision in overall economic growth in the ... ( read original story ...)
Wooden beer bottles and paper straws — Japan shifts from plastic
Japan's market for shampoo in refill pouches ... is a big opportunity for us," a spokesman at Nippon Paper told Nikkei. "But to cover the decline in paper demand, we have to see if the replacement ... ( read original story ...)
Sun sets on Japan’s once-shining AV equipment industry
TOKYO -- The decline of Japan's audiovisual industry shows no sign of stopping, with Onkyo preparing to sell off its flagship audiovisual business to a U.S. peer and concentrate on contract ... ( read original story ...)
SAP to launch its first Asian startup incubator in Japan
recently talked to the Nikkei Asian Review about what startups they seek in Japan and SAP's ambitious game plan in Asia. Jambunathan leads both the SAP.iO Fund and SAP.iO Foundries. The former ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits over 4-1/2-month low as global slowdown worries loom large
“Investors’ main concern is that the trade war may hurt global growth,” said Toru Ibayashi, executive director of wealth management at UBS Securities, Japan, adding that the Nikkei could fall further. ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s manufacturing activity shrinks in May, heightens economic strain – PMI
The Final Markit/Nikkei Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) was 49.8, compared with a flash reading of 49.6 and a final 50.2 in the previous month. The 50-mark separates contraction ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Sushi boss slapped with $380k fine for ripping off staff
The operator of three ‘Tokyo Sushi’ outlets in regional NSW has been asked to pay up $383,616 for underpaying staff by more than $70,000. The Federal Circuit Court has slapped Kiyoshi Hasegawa with a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks open lower on stronger yen, trade worries
Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday, following end of the week losses on Wall Street amid escalating global trade tension, with a stronger yen also weighing on the market. The benchmark Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s corporate investment rises amid global uncertainty
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese business investment rose in January-March, continuing the run of growth seen over the past two years although signs of slowing momentum have raised concerns about the ... ( read original story ...)
The art of dessert: Japanese wagashi master sculpts intricate pieces out of bean paste
Junichi Mitsubori is a culinary rockstar in Japan, famous for his intricate dessert sculptures known as "wagashi." The edible art form goes back over 300 years but Mitsubori has brought it into the ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho understood to be rolling out Flexcube core banking tech
EXCLUSIVE: One of Japan’s largest banks, Mizuho Bank (Mizuho Financial Services), is understood to be implementing Oracle FSS’s Flexcube to modernise its corporate and commercial banking business, ... ( read original story ...)
Golf: Ikeda tames 8000-yard monster in Japan, qualifies for British Open
(Reuters) - Yuta Ikeda qualified for next month’s British Open by winning the Japan Tour’s Mizuno Open on Sunday, a tournament where the monster length of the course raised eyebrows. ... ( read original story ...)
Operator of Yokohama automated train struggles to find cause of accident
YOKOHAMA - Driverless train operator Yokohama Seaside Line Co. said Sunday that data transmission was normal between its operating system and a train which ran into a buffer the previous day, injuring ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines looks to deepen partnership with Malaysia Airlines
SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan Airlines Co Ltd (JAL) may expand a joint venture with Malaysia Airlines to cover U.S. flights and other Asian routes in the future, the Japanese carrier’s president said. ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s Roland Garros dream shattered by Siniakova
Osaka's defeat left just four of the women's top 10 seeds in ... (This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.) ... ( read original story ...)